Chapter
6:
Legal
and
regulatory
framework
of
Water
Law
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
That
the
water
is
conveyed
for
the
purpose
of
drinking
and
household
uses
in
the
basin
receiving
the
water.
That
the
water
stored
in
the
zone
or
basin
to
which
it
is
conveyed,
is
insufficient
to
meet
the
requirements
due
to
scarcity
of
the
water
or
its
unsuitability
for
drinking
after
suspension
of
all
other
uses.
Consultation
and
coordination
with
the
local
authorities,
basins
committees,
and
actual
beneficiaries
of
the
basin
from
which
it
is
conveyed.
If,
as
a
result
of
conveying
the
water,
damage
occurs
to
existing
interests
of
the
beneficiaries
(the
holders
of
the
right
of
utilization),
such
damage
shall
be
compensated
according
to
principles
of
fairness
and
for
one
time.
In
all
the
cases,
in
the
event
of
numerousness
of
the
sources
from
which
they
can
be
conveyed,
and
the
proximity
of
the
economic
cost
for
conveyance
from
them
or
from
some
of
them,
to
the
cost
of
conveyance
from
one
source
only,
due
consideration
shall
be
given
to
drawing
the
required
quantities
of
water.’
6.6.4
Burden-‐sharing
among
users
Within
Shari’ah,
if
water
is
owned
by
an
individual,
that
individual
has
the
right
to
use
it
as
he
wishes.
However,
if
the
water
is
owned
by
a
group,
the
water
must
be
evenly
distributed
among
them
in
proportion
to
their
share.
Their
share
can
be
based
on
time-‐shares
for
pumping.
This,
however,
also
means
that
there
are
restrictions
on
the
quantity
that
may
be
extracted.
The
Water
Law
does
set
standards
regulating
the
conditions
for
transfer
of
water
and
the
amount
to
be
transferred.
The
Law
also
stipulates
self-‐management
of
communities
by
setting
up
organizations
like
the
WUG,
WUA
and
WUF.
For
instance
Article
10
states:
‘Societies
or
groups
or
committees
or
associations
or
federations
for
water
beneficiaries
and
users,
may
be
formed
the
purpose
of
which
is
to
involve
the
community
and
beneficiaries
of
water
in
organizing
the
water
resources
or
operating
and
maintaining
their
installations.’
6.7
Water
administration
Regulation
concerning
water
administration
can
be
divided
into
six
elements:
(1)
Water
allocations
systems,
(2)
Operation
and
maintenance,
(3)
Organization
of
users,
(4)
Quantity
and
quality
protection
provisions,
(5)
Conflict
settlement
procedures
and
(6)
Enforcement
procedures.
6.7.1
Water
allocation
mechanisms
Water
in
the
informal
setting,
such
as
under
Shari’ah
or
customary
law,
is
allocated
according
to
time-‐shares
or
by
making
openings
alongside
the
water
channel.
What
is
taken
into
account
with
assigning
time-‐shares
or
deciding
on
the
size
of
the
openings
are
the
contribution
each
individual
or
groups
has
made
in
the
construction,
operation
and
maintenance
of
the
water
source
and
its
infrastructure.
No &